Abstract
The publication of our successes1-4 in using mass spectral patterns to identify patients with ovarian and prostate cancers and animals with premalignant pancreatic cancer has led to increased interest in using these methods to characterize a variety of disease and biological states. Adoption of a pattern discovery and recognition approach to biomarker identification requires the acceptance of two basic premisesthat there is a need and that a pattern of features in a signal constitute a biomarkeras well as choosing an adequate set of tools. This chapter will present a case for acceptance of both premises, describe some of the methods available, and present the pitfalls associated with the process.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Informatics in Proteomics |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 353-366 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420027624 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781574444803 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |